Red Deer

Body image play brings positive message to local students

Roughly 160 Grade 7 students from Westpark Middle School gathered at the former Pines School on Friday to take in a play about body image and the pressures faced by youth from both peers and media.'Un...

Nov 22, 2019 Grade 7 students from Westpark Middle School were at the Pines campus on Friday to hear a message about the importance of positive self-talk and having a positive body image through a play called Under My Skin. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

RCMP investigating suspicious vehicle fire near Penhold

RCMP are investigating what's considered to be a suspicious vehicle fire east of Penhold that forced the closure of Highway 42 for over an hour on Friday.Chief Jim Pendergast says 15 firefighters, fou...

Nov 22, 2019 Firefighters work to put out a truck fire along Highway 42 at Range Road 275 near Penhold on Friday. (Penhold Fire Department)

Lacombe Police investigating vehicle fire

Lacombe Police are calling on members of the public to help them identify a truck suspected to be associated with a vehicle fire this week.On Nov. 18, police were dispatched to a vehicle fire in a par...

Nov 22, 2019 Lacombe Police are hoping someone can help them identify this pickup truck believed to be associated with a vehicle fire Nov. 18. (Lacombe Police)

Council defeats motion to explore expanded use of Connex bus service in Lacombe

A proposal to explore the possible expanded use of Lacombe's Connex bus service has been defeated by city council.On Tuesday, council defeated a notice of motion introduced by councillor Don Gullekson...

Nov 22, 2019 (rdnewsNOW.com)

Red Deer Airport celebrates grand opening of Fixed Base Operator terminal

Dignitaries gathered at the Red Deer Regional Airport Thursday night to cut the ribbon on the new Fixed Base Operator (FBO) Terminal at YQF.The grand opening celebration acknowledged key organizations...

Nov 22, 2019 Officials cut the ribbon during grand opening celebrations of the new Fixed Base Operator (FBO) terminal at Red Deer Regional Airport on Thursday. (Supplied)

Riverside Meadows and Fairview getting a $25 million facelift

Long-awaited infrastructure upgrades are coming to Riverside Meadows and Fairview after city council approved $25 million in this week's capital budget for improvements.The plan covers basic core infr...

Nov 22, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

MADD Red Deer to host candlelight vigil of hope and remembrance

As central Albertans celebrate the holiday season, officials with the Red Deer chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), encourage you to attend a candlelight vigil on Saturday night to honour ...

Nov 21, 2019 (MADD Canada)

Police execute search warrant Wednesday in Inglewood, one arrested

A man was arrested during a police incident in Red Deer's Inglewood neighbourhood on Wednesday. Police surrounded a home located on Ivany Close at around noon and remained there until the early evenin...

Nov 21, 2019 A man was arrested after police executed a search warrant Wednesday in Inglewood. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Kennedy shares message of respect at RDC

Though he's stepped away from the frontlines to focus more on his own well-being, Sheldon Kennedy remains a passionate advocate for respect for all.Kennedy was at Red Deer College on Wednesday for a f...

Nov 21, 2019

Planning commission denies Place of Worship application on 55 Street

An application to operate a Place of Worship in the Woodlea neighbourhood has been denied by Red Deer's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC).The proposed development was to be located at 4419 55 Street...

Nov 21, 2019 The Al-Furqan Learning Centre located at 4419 55 Street. (City of Red Deer)